The British Academy Film and Television Awards have unveiled the
final list of nominations for the 2012 BAFTA Television Awards, due
to be presented on Sunday May 27 2012.

Sherlock has gained three nominations in the
acting categories

BEST ACTOR
Benedict Cumberbatch

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Martin Freeman

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Andrew Scott

Congratulations to the three nominees.

Martin Freeman and Andrew Scott face off in the Best
Supporting Actor category. This is Andrew's first BAFTA Nomination,
whereas Martin scooped the Best Supporting Actor BAFTA last year at
the 2011 awards.

Due to changes in the rules for the 2012 awards, the
Best Drama award - which Sherlock won in 2011 - now requires a
minimum of five new episodes in a series to be eligible. With three
episodes, Sherlock was only eligible for the Mini-Series category,
a suitably packed field, but sadly wasn't nominated.

The series is also nominated for the BAFTA YouTube
Audience Award, which is presented on Sunday 27th May 2012 with the
Television awards. With Martin and Andrew featuring in the same
category Sherlock can only win a possible three awards from four
nominations on the day. If you are in the UK, and haven't voted for
Sherlock across as many computers and mobile devices as you can,
make sure to head over to the BAFTA YouTube Channel to vote.

For more information on the 2012 BAFTA TV Awards, and
to see the full list of all nominees, vist their site here.